JEDDAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 27 February 2013 The first phase of the project to expand mataf in the Grand Mosque in Makkah is scheduled to end before Ramadan. Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, yesterday inspected progress of work on the project, which […]
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS STAFF Monday 25 February 2013 Many people may ask how a Christian preacher or priest can ever praise Islam and commend Qur’anic verses, especially […]
Daily Telegraph: by Watt and Claire Newell: The Telegraph can disclose details of activity at a heavily-guarded Iranian facility from which international inspectors have been barred for 18 months. The images, taken earlier this month, show that Iran has activated the Arak heavy-water production plant. Heavy water is needed to operate […]
Waqas Khalid eludes Hazat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad sahib, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat. (Koya) Local view: Islam and U.S. eclaration of Independence proclaim equality Actor Denzel Washington uttered some pretty famous words in “Remember the Titans,” one of the best sports movies of our era. “I don’t […]
What history can teach us about Islam and democracy By Nader Hashemi, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Nader Hashemi is director of the Center for Middle East Studies at University of […]
I’ve learned … That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person. I’ve learned … That when you’re in love, it shows. I’ve learned … That just one person saying to me, ‘You’ve made my day!’ makes my day. I’ve learned … That having […]
Courtesy: The Daily Star War crimes accused Ghulam Azam at a meeting at Rawalpindi in Pakistan 18 days before the Victory justified the attack on Bangalees saying it was his duty. “We [Azam and the organisations under his control] have assisted the Pakistan Government in taking measures against the […]
A new report has revealed that Saudi Arabia has supplied foreign-backed militants in Syria with large cargos of infantry and heavy weapons through Jordan. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Citing anonymous American and Western officials, The New York Times newspaper reported on Monday that “the weapons began reaching rebels in […]
A municipality in the Swedish capital of Stockholm has allowed the recitation of adhan, the call to prayer, through minaret speakers, in an unprecedented move. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – […]
By Laura Gray, BBC News This month the Canadian mint stopped distributing the penny, or one-cent piece, as it costs more to make than it is worth. It’s far from […]
“It’s all about words.” So says the slogan of the Lahore Literary Festival, scribbled in the earthy shades of this city’s exquisite Mughal architecture. “Lahore has fired the imagination of writers, […]
It’s one of those weeks when many in our global tribe will take a moment to reflect on our business. Journalism should not be about the journalists’ own stories, but […]
By Wesley StephensonBBC News As Pope Benedict XVI prepares to step down next week, speculation is intensifying as to who will lead the reported 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide. But how […]
By Rebecca MorelleScience reporter, BBC World Service Fragments of an ancient continent are buried beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, a study suggests. Researchers have found evidence for a […]
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21570619 India has put into orbit seven satellites, including one built with France to study the world’s oceans. President Pranab Mukherjee watched the rocket carrying the seven satellites take off […]
Thousands of Palestinians – among them masked gunmen – took to the streets of the West Bank for the funeral of a prisoner who died in an Israeli jail. His family says he was tortured while Israel claims it was a heart attack in what threatens to becomes a new […]
As protests grow in the West Bank over the death of a Palestinian inside an Israeli prison, we speak to a pair of Israeli and Palestinian fathers who’ve responded to personal tragedies with activism for peace. Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan united after the killings of their daughters — Aramin’s […]
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Chantilly invites the public to attend a conference on Muhammed in early March. The talks will begin at 7 p.m. March 7 and continue til 9 p.m. […]
A Swiss laboratory discovered traces of pork in seven out of twenty tests carried out on kebabs sold in several of the country’s cities, say shocked local Muslim authorities “Sample […]
Majlis Ansarullah Kerala State Ijthema was held on 9th & 10th of February 2013 at JM Mahal Palakkad. The Ijthema started with the hoisting of Ansar flag by Qari Navab […]